To the tune of $42.5 million, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide transformed venerable Sewell-Thomas Stadium into a state-of-the-art facility. That enhancement made its opening one of the most anticipated aspects of this NCAA Division I Baseball season, and a visit to the ballpark shows that it lives up to the hype. (more…)
We saw the beginning of the NCAA baseball season this past weekend, and perhaps the biggest event on the ballpark side: the University of Alabama unveiled a renovated Sewell-Thomas Stadium. (more…)
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team will play the 2015 season at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium while Sewell-Thomas Stadium undergoes a $35-million upgrade. (more…)
The current version of Sewell-Thomas Stadium is now one for the record books, as the University of Alabama played its last game there before a $35-million renovation. “The Joe” will be closed for all of 2014 during the renovation; the Crimson Tide will likely end up playing the season at the Hoover Met in Birmingham. […]
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium may see a new tenant in 2015 as the University of Alabama is negotiating a temporary lease while Sewell Thomas Stadium is renovated. The Sewell Thomas Stadium renovation is set to begin next week (barring the Crimson Tide hosting an NCAA Regional, of course), and it was originally thought that the Crimson […]
A proposed upgrade to Sewell-Thomas Stadium, home of the Alabama Crimson Tide, received preliminary approval from a Board of Trustees physical properties committee. The agenda item didn’t receive too much in the way of spirited debate, per the Tuscaloosa News: The renderings for the expansion and renovation of Sewell-Thomas Stadium were among a series of […]
The University of Alabama is preparing plans for a $30-million expansion of Sewell-Thomas Stadium, as the college-baseball arms race continues to accelerate. The plans aren’t final and still need to be presented to the board of trustees. If approved, work could be done for the 2016 NCAA season. From the Tuscaloosa News: UA has started […]
University of Alabama athletic officials say improved baseball facilities are in the future, but it’s not clear whether a new or a renovated ballpark is in the cards. There’s a major arms race going on in college baseball, particularly in the big conferences. That race is keenly felt in the hyper-competitive SEC, where some of the […]
